A survey by TheMarker finds that a third of young Israelis have taken out loans to help pay for their studies, leaving them with a financial burden as they start out on their adult lives.

Maya (not her real name) is a 26-year-old student from Tel Aviv. She is just finishing her second year of nursing studies, and lives in south Tel Aviv by choice. By living there, she qualifies for a housing grant from the city. Even though Maya works and gets financial help from her parents, and even though tuition at the universities in Israel is very low compared to most American...

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